Challenging Learning Objectives/Outcomes: some guidelines and Exemplars
This site is evolving and we would welcome some additional exemplars: to barrie@niacedc.org.uk

The setting of learning objectives for individuals or groups should emerge from the initial assessment process. They need to be sufficiently challenging to encourage effort but not so challenging that they de-motivate learners/participants.

Good practice includes:

• Using information from the initial assessment stage to set challenging learning objectives

• Involving the tutor/leader, the learning group and/or learners in agreeing challenging learning targets. They may be identified by the tutor/leader and/or learners as a group or individually depending on the learning context. They will tend to change over time.

Linking objectives to formative assessment.